News & Events
- 21-2-2021
Thai CDC receives the Circle of Change Award
Thai CDC has received the Circle of Change Award, a donor-advised fund of the Asian Pacific Community Fund (www.circleofchangela.org.). The Circle of Change supports non-profit organizations and projects that make transformative, positive change within the Asian Pacific/Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the Greater Los Angeles area that directly engage AAPI community members in this critical Continue Reading
- 25-1-2021
An Interview With Siam Town
On January 21, 2021, Thai CDC Executive Director, Chancee Martorell, sat down for a video interview with the Thai media outlet, Siam Town, that was broadcast LIVE nationwide and in Thailand. Here’s a link to the recording of the broadcast. ชุมชนไทยจะได้อะไรจากรัฐบาลโจ ไบเดน โดยเฉพาะนโยบายอิมมิเกรชั่น
- 1-8-2020
Every August 2nd since 1995, Thai CDC celebrates Freedom!
Every August 2nd since 1995, Thai CDC celebrates Freedom! And this year is a milestone as it is the 25th anniversary of Thai garment workers being freed from conditions of slavery. It was at the pre-dawn hour of August 2nd, 1995 that Thai CDC participated in the multi-agency task force that liberated 72 Thai nationals Continue Reading
- 21-10-2019
Thai Town’s 20th Anniversary
As Thai CDC is making plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Thai Town which is on the 27th of October, LA Magazine is helping us mark the occasion with the release of this article today, “20 Years Ago, L.A. Became Home to the Country’s First and Only Thai Town.” You may find the article Continue Reading
- 20-6-2019
Thai Town Marketplace in the Press
Thai CDC’s Thai Town Marketplace and one of its food vendors were featured on National Public Radio and LAist. To read about the story, click the links. LAist NPR Thai CDC Executive Director was interviewed Live on KPCC Air Talk Radio Program on Thai CDC’s Thai Town Marketplace, immigrant entrepreneurs, immigrant owned businesses, and their Continue Reading